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Ref No	MEL/PRG/LDN ERL : 0600621
Collection	Melville Theatre Collection
Title	Captain Boyton's World's Water Show
Date	1893 (circa)
Extent	1 programme
Description	Theatre programme advertising Captain Boyton's World's Water Show. There is no mention of a date of production
Notes	Previous reference number: UKC/MEL/PRG/LDN ERL : 0600621
	Programme describes show as, "a great nautical display never previously witnessed in Europe. It is a congress of aquatic celebrities from all parts of the world and every known water sport and game is introduced. Every description of marine intervention p
	Programme also advertises, "T.B. Harpham's grand miniature production, Venice in the arena, with real water canals, gondolas in motion and Italian music all day long. The whole is worked by means of hot-air engines"
	Contains "Captain Boyton's life story"
	Also contains various printed advertisements
Subject	Entertainment
PhysicalDescription	210 x 140 mm
PhysicalDescription	Black ink on paper
Related Organisation	Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Related Place	Kensington and Chelsea, London
Category	Programmes (theatre)
Access conditions	This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk).
Copyright	Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study.
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